Dongting Lake Station of Wetland Eco-system - China

Basic Information
Site Name
Dongting Lake Station of Wetland Eco-system
Short name
Dongting Lake Station
Country
China
Site Manager
yonghong XIE
Site Description
Dongting Lake Station (29º30'N, 112º48'E) located in East Dongting Lake in Yueyang City, Hunan Province. The station has good geographical advantage, convenient transportation, for about 180 kilometers from Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. Dongting Lake located in the northeast of Hunan Province, the south shore of Jing River (in the middle of the Yangtze River) is the second largest freshwater lake of China.
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2020-12-18 10:12:56

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2007
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
CERN (LTER China)✔ (LTER_EAP_CN_42)This site is a verified "CERN (LTER China)" member.
GERI✔This site is a verified "GERI" member.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 29.5 Longitude: 112.8

Size
ca. 220.00ha
Elevation (average)
27.23msl
Elevation (min)
27.00msl
Elevation (max)
27.77msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Fresh Water Lakes
Ecosystem Type
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Air Temperature: Average Annual
18.32°C
Precipitation Annual
441.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
micro sites
Design of Observation
partly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 5-10 kW
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Cable based
Observation devices » Measurement tower » In canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
General Data Policy
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
Data Policy URL
http://www.cern.ac.cn/0index/index.asp
LTER Site Classification
Regular